diff --git a/src/lang/italian.txt b/src/lang/italian.txt
index 61d07861c1..60a80e9646 100644
--- a/src/lang/italian.txt
+++ b/src/lang/italian.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ##decimalsep ,
 ##winlangid 0x0410
 ##grflangid 0x27
-##gender m f
+##gender m ma f
 ##case ms mp fs fp